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Law

Act for Controlling the Possession of Firearms or Swords and Other Such Weapons

Idiomatic expression

to have one's kindness taken advantage of; give him an inch and he'll take a mile; to lend out the eaves but have one's whole house taken

Idiomatic expression

to have a favor returned with spite

Finance

spot transaction

Idiomatic expression

to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money

enterprising and daring; boldly forward-looking

usucaption; acquisitive prescription; positive prescription

water-drawing ceremony (performed at Tōdaiji on March 13); rite of drawing sacred water

automobile acquisition tax

Law

acquisitive prescription; positive prescription

caretaker; claimer; guarantor

bailer (boat)

to wring off; to wrest from

doorstop interview; doorstep interview; on-the-move interview; informal interview in which reporters surround a public figure and prod him for an off-the-cuff response

to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money

coursework completed without degree; withdrawal from a course having completed the coursework

reaping machine

accounts receivable

to earn by working

hole for pumping out a cesspool

chit book; delivery book

Law

discriminatory treatment

asset acquisition

Proverb

you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose

mushroom gathering